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Natural fibers on stage

P_Industries — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:25:28 +0000

Natural wool for theatre sets 50 kg of loose wool were fireproofed in our workshops in Saint Nazaire with Hydroflam® AP15. A carpet of wool completely covered the floor of the Dijon Bourgogne Theater. The fibers were flame retarded by soaking, thus permitting a core impregnation. Protecflam Industries owns two fire reaction records on wool, […]

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Volatile Organic Compounds – Grade A

P_Industries — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:17:35 +0000

Air quality VOCs – Volatile Organic Compounds can be of natural or artificial origin, they escape in the form of fumes. They can be polluting, even harmful to health and the environment. A classification assesses the emissions, it goes from A (low emissions) to C (high emissions). The acronym + is a guarantee of quality. […]

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How to fireproof fabrics ?

P_Industries — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:59:00 +0000

What is a fabric made of ? It is a material woven from fibers or threads in a warp and weft that will give a textile or fabric. We must distinguish, natural fabrics from synthetic fabrics! The former are made from fibers of vegetable origin (cotton, linen, hemp, jute, etc.) or animal fibers (silk, alpaca, […]

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How to fireproof wood and wooden materials ?

P_Industries — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:52:14 +0000

Fireproofing wood, to be effective and according to the desired fire classification, cannot be satisfied with a simple spraying. Several factors come into play The essence of wood (fir, beech, oak, etc.) Its thickness (very important: to a certain extent, the thickness participates in the reaction to fire. From 18 mm, solid wood is classified […]

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How to fireproof dry plants ?

P_Industries — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:46:16 +0000

Dry plants (straw, reed, marsh grasses, raffia, sisal, coconut fiber, rabane, flax fiber, hemp, etc.) are very flammable but can be quite easily made fire-retardant. A preferred method, treat by “full bath” immersion or, failing that, by “saturation” spraying, so as to impregnate over a few centimeters (eg: a bale of straw used for decoration). […]

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How to fireproof carboards ?

P_Industries — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:37:02 +0000

Cardboard are based on cellulose from wood or plants. The fireproofing of the cardboard, to be effective and according to the desired fire classification, can only be done by spraying. Several factors come into play: How the cardboard has been made (kraft or recycled) Corrugated Single Face or Double Face (roll or plate), micro-groove, nano-groove, […]

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